Year 1 German Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 1 Languages by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.
What Students Should Know
By the end of Year 2, students use German language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language to create texts.
Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of spoken German. They demonstrate understanding that German has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of German and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).
Content Descriptors by Strand
This standard is supported by 9 Content Descriptors:
Communicating meaning in German
Interacting in German
AC9LG2C01 recognise and respond to modelled classroom-related greetings, instructions and routines; and personal introductions AC9LG2C02 participate in a range of guided, play-based language activities using formulaic expressions, visual and spoken cuesMediating meaning in and between languages
AC9LG2C03 locate, with support, key information in familiar texts, and respond using gestures, images, words and formulaic phrases AC9LG2C04 notice that language carries cultural meaning in classroom-related greetings, introductions, instructions and routinesCreating text in German
AC9LG2C05 use words, familiar phrases and modelled language to create spoken, written and multimodal textsUnderstanding language and culture
Understanding systems of language
AC9LG2U01 recognise and imitate the sounds and rhythms of German AC9LG2U02 recognise that the Roman alphabet and features of language are used to construct meaning in German AC9LG2U03 notice that German has features that may be similar to or different from EnglishUnderstanding the interrelationship of language and culture
AC9LG2U04 notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural practicesAt a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communicating meaning in German | Interacting in German | 2 | 14 |
| Communicating meaning in German | Mediating meaning in and between languages | 2 | 12 |
| Communicating meaning in German | Creating text in German | 1 | 8 |
| Understanding language and culture | Understanding systems of language | 3 | 25 |
| Understanding language and culture | Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 63 | |